LA Unified Arts Education

The big story here is that the arts—drawing, music, dance—are rich, elaborative forms of sense-making. Not merely 'entertainment,' but keys to unlock the learnable world. A piece I edited for @edutopia. #ArtMakesSense

Children need to have many opportunities to explore and express their creativity and voice. Thank you Van Deene Elementary School for nurturing the love of arts in all our wonderful Vikings. @LASchools @LDSuperSouth @VanDeeneAve @LAUSDArts

Lenin Ramirez sings a few notes with Abigail, from Mariachi Olimpico at Belvedere MS. Thank you Lenin for sharing your time and offering your support to our future songbirds.

Students in Mrs. Ramirez’s and Mrs. Lara’s classes won last month’s attendance awards for having the highest percentage of students coming to school every day. We celebrated their success with an art class! #attendancematters #bandinibears @LDSuperSouth @LASchools

6th graders perform at the Spring Dance Festival - what an amazing display of talent from Glenfeliz students and staff! @LASchools @lausd_ldc @LAUSDArts

Performing a traditional spiritual piece during tonight’s Spring Choir Concert @LAUSDArts @LASchools @LAUSDNorthwest @ScottAtLAUSD

Los Angeles Elementary’s scholarship-winning flutist Daniel Guzman calms a gathering of LAUSD music teachers with Bach’s Arioso. Its soul-nurturing tones are an antidote to our loud, frenetic lifestyles. Slow down, listen and be enchanted. @lausd_ldc⁩ ⁦@LAUSDArts⁩

Congratulations to Legacy VAPA’s Corazón Hispano and Director Juan Cuevas for hosting the 1st Annual Mariachi Festival at Legacy yesterday! The event featured several groups from all over Los Angeles including a… instagram.com/p/BxmAe7mnczy/… @LASchools @LAUSDArts @lausdLDE

KPCC: South L.A. High School Gets a Mural Makeover_ @BrandedArts ⁦@lausd_ldc⁩ ⁦@MayaAngelouCHS⁩ ⁦@ARTSCENTRAL1 ⁦@AustinLASchools⁩ ⁦@LAUSDArts⁩ scpr.org/news/2019/05/1… via @kpcc

#MayaAngelouMuralFestival produced my @BrandedArts @obeygiant

The work continues.. @lausd_ldc @BrandedArts #MayaAngelouMuralFestival

Clarinets, Trumpets, Flutes, Cellos, and Violins, oh my! Students in orchestra performed for families and classes today as their culminating @LAUSDArts performance. They did such a wonderful job! Thank you Ms.Ojeda for all of your musical guidance this year! 🎵🎻🎷🎼🎶

@venice_arts advanced photographers getting ready to present their work compelling work @photoville @AnnenbergSpace to @LAUSDArts students. Stay tuned! #pride #courage #youth #creativity #photography

Time Lapse of Shepard Fairy’s team working on the front of Dr. Maya Angelou H.S at 300 E 53rd St. Come see the massive art unfold. It’s fascinating. ⁦@lausd_ldc⁩ ⁦@MayaAngelouCHS⁩ ⁦@LAUSDArts⁩ #MayaAngelouMuralFestival

Come out and support our VAPA Mariachi Ensemble at our first annual Mariachi Fest! Day two of SpringFest 2019! Thursday at 6 PM. @lausdLDE @LASchools @LAUSDArts

Congrats to #SaturnStreetElementary on their wonderful performance at the #AhmansonTheatre as part of #DisneyMusicalsinSchools program! 📸: @LAUSD_LDWest

We’re on the cusp the biggest academic mural festival ever attempted...anywhere. Tonight the gala art exhibit at Dr Maya Angelou HS. Art from 140 student artists as well art from the muralists.The school is abuzz. Can’t wait. ⁦@lausd_ldc⁩ ⁦@LAUSDArts⁩

Could the arts be a driver of school reform instead of a victim? Could arts help close the achievement gap? I think #ArtsEd could be one answer. We can have all students learn at high levels & be excited about learning, & arts do that edsurge.com/news/2019-05-1…

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek from #LAUSDArts! Thank you to the dedicated teachers who spark the minds and imaginations of students every day!

Salute👏🏼Arts Teachers #TeacherAppreciationDay 🎨 🎸🎤💃🏽 🎭 @LAUSDArts @TurnaroundArts @ChandlerArts @ArtsEd411 @CalArtsCouncil @Arts4LA @artautism @AutismHWY @sandovalarturo1 @mikemassenburg @DanceMillennium @markslavkin #TeacherAppreciationWeek2019 #Art #Music #Dance #Drama